Nickolas Batis Design 6 - Spring 2010 Professor Fink
41st street & 34th ave. Long Island City, NY. Community Boxing Facility
PROJECT CONCEPT_ The approach was to dissect the site through division of program based on public and athletic programs. What conjoins them is a courtyard which is physically accessed through the ground floor and visually connected at all points through the project.
AVERAGE WIND VELOCITY (MPH) PER MONTH 20 18 16 14 12 10
Queens
8
Natal,Brazil
6
Riyadh,Saudi Arabia
4 2 0
SINGULAR
PROGRAM SPLIT (PUBLIC & PRIVATE)
CONNECTION THROUGH CIRCULATION
CONJOIN BUILDING THROUGH COURTYARD
The screening system consisted of a natural branching pattern derived from fractal geometry which then needed to be rationalized into panels of 10’ x 6’. These panels would be situated on the roof of the building and make their way down into the inner facades within the courtyard.
ARENA = 4,298 sqft
Layered Structure Systems with Egress
400 ppl x 400btu= 160,000 btu / hr (cooling) 250 / 4298 = .581 .581 x 100 = 5.81 ACCORDING TO CHART: 75 btu / hr per sqft with a 12mph average wind speed 160,000/ 4298 = 37.22 btu / hr 75 greater than 37.22 37.22 / 75 = -.486 .496 x 250 = 124 124 sqft inlet required for cooling cross ventilation
Natural air ventilation flows through the building to help cool the building. Operable windows in the gym allow for natural cooling through the two story height gym space.
The ROOF STRUCTURE consists of primary members supporting a secondary system supporting a glass ceiling and a tertiary system holds the screen above the layer of glass.
CLASSROOM
COMMUNITY ROOM CLASSROOM
CLASSROOM TRAINING FLOOR
CLASSROOM
RETAIL / CONCESSION
CLASSROOM
Ground floor plan
Second level COMMUNITY ROOM
Third level
CLASSROOM
Fourth level
Looking into courtyard from lobby
view within main boxing gym
Section along 41st street
Public viewport overlooking the gym and courtyard
Section along 34th ave.
Detail wall section / facade elevation